On 4/28/07, Roo Grubis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is to stand up very close to him, really lean into him sort of bracing my > bodyweight > onto my elbows (bring my arms in front, elbows bent so that my torso is > pressing against > the backs of my upper arms), palms on him, fingers pointing down, and then > sort of > "wipe" upwards from his midline towards his spine.
It doesn't sound too difficult--is it like pushing his barrel upwards? > You can also get most horses to lift by standing right up behind them (if it > is safe to do > so--beware the danger of being kicked) and then using your fingertips to poke > them on > either side of the croup, about midway down (you have to play around to find > the spot). I > tend to do a couple of those and then do a tail tug stretch (while standing > behind the > horse, *gently grab a hold of his tail and *gently* lean back. If the horse > likes it, he'll > happily lean straight forward and in so doing stretch his spine.) I think Gat would be OK with the standing behind poke. I have tried a tail tug and she just stood there like what's she doing now....maybe it takes more than a few times for a horse to relax to it. V
